Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is a little bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, with an 80.8 score against 80.4. The Huawei nova 5T is a newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat thinner and just a little lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark. These phones come with Android OS, but Huawei nova 5T has the older 10 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit sharper display than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a little smaller display, a just a little worse screen density and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The Huawei nova 5T features as much memory capacity for apps and games as the Xiaomi Black Shark one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit better performance than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 2 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark features a bit better battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Huawei nova 5T captures much better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a same size aperture, the Huawei nova 5T also has a way higher resolution back-facing camera and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor.
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